Why did the Cavs Select Vitaly Potapenko? The Cavs found themselves in a unique position during the 1996 NBA Draft. They made the playoffs for five consecutive seasons (eight out of their last ...

The third of those 12 players to wear No. 9 did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, Seattle big man alum Vitaly Potapenko. After ending his college career with Wright State University, Potapenko ...

The Detroit Pistons announced their official roster for the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which runs July 10-20 on the ...

Detroit Pistons President Trajan Langdon shared insights on the team’s growth, Caris LeVert’s fit, and what to expect from ...

Detroit enters the Summer League with minimal open roster spots and a strategy that prioritizes internal development. While ...

Prior to his stint in Memphis, Potapenko served as assistant director of player development for the Cleveland Cavaliers and was part of Ty Lue’s staff that delivered the 2016 NBA title to Cleveland.

DETROIT, Mich. (September 23, 2024) – The Detroit Pistons announced today that Luke Walton, Sidney Lowe, Fred Vinson, Vitaly Potapenko, Kevin Burleson, Jerome Allen and Josh Estes have been ...

Potapenko is a former player who entered the NBA after leaving Wright State in 1996. He was selected 12th overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The veteran center’s time in the NBA concluded with ...

The Pistons are adding Vitaly Potapenko as an assistant coach, ... 49, is from Ukraine and played 11 seasons in the NBA, from 1996-2007, including stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, ...

Blake Ahearn, Brad Jones, Scoonie Penn, Sonia Raman and Vitaly Potapenko have all been replaced. Ahearn served as an assistant coach for five seasons with Jenkins.

Thirteen of the 15 roster players on Memphis were out for Sunday’s game against Boston; I was half-expecting assistant coach Vitaly Potapenko to make a dramatic return against his former team.